Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Michael Brown was both a
victim and victimizer in a society fueled by racism. Fuzzy reporting by elite
left wing media outlets created a myth behind the death of a youth whose life
was extinguished too early. Concentrating on race not reality media sources
elevated Brown to Sainthood when the facts pointed in another direction. Absconding
with a box of cigarillos, after a confrontation with the manager of a convenience
store, Brown and fellow thief Dorian Johnson encountered police officer Darren
Wilson. Many accounts of the subsequent interlude with Officer Wilson are
murky. As the evidence worked its way through the investigatory process a
picture emerged of a hostile young man and a determined police officer. Descriptions
of an innocent child gunned down by a rogue cop were absolute nonsense. Fifteen
weeks after Brown succumbed to Wilson’s fatal shot the Grand Jury’s findings
were released. In their view Officer Wilson had probable cause to act in the
fashion he did. Therefore no indictment would be forthcoming against him. In
the aftermath members of the Ferguson community, egged on by outside agitators,
deprived their small city of the sanity it deserved. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/25/us-usa-missouri-shooting-idUSKCN0J80PR20141125

Two nights of unrest
followed the Grand Jury’s decision not to indict. Businesses were looted and
burned to the ground. Automobiles were set ablaze as the mob continued its
rampage across town. Assaults, too numerous to count, set the stage for intense
police and state militia involvement where dozens were arrested for their barbaric
acts. Though the consequences of the decision were highly predictable police
response to the initial rioting was minimal. Questions have arisen whether the
police were told to stand down during the hours after the Grand Jury spoke
their collective minds. Subsequently political voices filled the airwaves encouraging
calm in the wake of this decision. President Obama’s message to the protesters
contained nebulous dialogue which, on the surface, appeared to encourage
violent outbursts by the crowds. As other community leaders voiced their
concerns many appeared to accept violence as part of the process to heal a
fragmented city. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-26/obama-says-anger-over-ferguson-outcome-no-excuse-for-violence.html

Discussions throughout
social media circles were harsh on both sides of this issue. Many suggested
Michael Brown was deprived of decent parenting therefore had no respect for
authority or private property. Perspectives of others questioned whether the
police could have managed their response in a less insidious format. No one
denied Brown’s initial criminal offense, yet some tried to diminish its value
in a larger frame of reference. Was Brown a victim of circumstance and bad parenting
which led to his death or is he the poster boy for crime endemic in many of our
cities across the country? The latter can only be reconciled when communities
and their guardians exchange ideas not bullets in their search for peaceful
solutions to issues.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Murder, rape and other
violent crimes have caused Baltimore to be listed as one of the most violent cities
in the World. Recently Baltimore was found to be 36th on the planet
in terms of killings with 38 deaths per 100,000 residents. Few other cities in
America have received this distinction. Ironically Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake and her minions have done little to stem the tide of violence occurring
daily within the confines of Baltimore. Sadly this Mayor is at war with her own
police department. She requested the United States Attorney General’s Office to
investigate her police department for brutality towards civilians. With respect
for police ebbing to new lows these brave warriors must confront the predatory
population daily. Body cameras would be an excellent addition to the armaments
of the local police. Yet the Mayor will not allow a body camera bill, passed in
the City Council, to become law.http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2014/11/18/baltimore-body-cameras-passed-despite-mayors-veto-vow/Mayor Rawlings-Blake worries the
information collected by the cameras may be used improperly. She plans to form
an investigatory group to study the issue. Behind her nonsensical rejection of
body cameras lies the real reason for her vow to defeat this issue. Body
cameras would enable the police to prove within a degree of certainty how a
crime was committed. Additionally cameras would display who is brutalizing whom
during an arrest. Mayor Rawlings-Blake’s disingenuous motivations on this issue
will not make the public safer. Instead police will continue to confront
brutality claims with little recourse to prove otherwise.

Baltimore residents and
those who visit the city are in constant fear of victimization. Crime that used
to be hidden in the shadows is now blatantly occurring in broad daylight. Violence
has spread to every neighborhood in the city. Daily police reports indicate an
array of crimes, some so hideous their description is beyond comprehension. Social
decay, perpetuated by an entitlement mentality, is at the nidus of many
negative issues in Baltimore. Attempts to rectify the crime problem over the
last decade have been challenged on every level. When police made efforts to
stem the blood flow the Department’s leaders would be either be fired or
declared an enemies of the city. Schools cannot discipline children on their
way to crime ridden lives because some lawyer somewhere will shout Civil
Rights. Government officials curry favor with City’s residents for votes so
status quo not change is inevitable from this arrangement. From the City Council
to the present Governor’s Office it is to their advantage to prevent Baltimore
from moving forward. The long term answer is leadership which is sorely lacking
at the city and state levels. Without leadership Baltimore will continue to be
immersed in the criminal quagmire for which it has become known.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

President Obama has set up
a confrontation with Congress that he cannot win. His intention to use
Executive Orders to repair perceived inequities in immigration goes far beyond
the powers granted to the Executive Branch. There is no section in the Constitution
or in statute that permits Executive Orders. Executive power is noted in
Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution which merely refers to the
President as the Executive. The President is directed to “take care that the
Laws be faithfully executed” as explicitly stated in Article II, Section 3,
Clause 5 or else would face impeachment. Prior Presidents used “Executive Authority”
to carry out duties delegated to their branch of government in the normal
course of its functions. Failing to fulfill these requirements could be a cause
for removal from office. In the case of President Obama his planned Executive
Order on immigration would circumvent the legislative process hence making a
new law which he is not empowered to do. This is the conundrum Congress and the
American public face.

Days after the 2014
election a defiant President Obama misread the will of the people claiming he
was going ahead with his plans to resolve “the immigration crisis.” A rapid
rebuke to Obama’s plans came from the new Majority Leader of the Senate Mitch
McConnell and the current House Speaker John Boehner. In no uncertain terms,
Speaker Boehner noted, circumventing Congress would jeopardize immigration
reform for the rest of Obama’s term. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/john-boehner-obama-immigration-112861.html?amp The President seemed oblivious to the remarks from
these leaders as his closeted plans leaked to the media. Expectations are Obama
will proceed with his immigration agenda which will be met by an immediate
judicial review or worse, an impeachment hearing. Quiet rumblings of
impeachment by the more youthful members of Congress is not off the table.
Excluding the latter

blocking funds for
enforcement of Obama’s stated goals is another mechanism to stop his illicit
acts. Ramifications of President Obama’s planned actions are numerous including
a cost to implement in the tens of billions. As these people are legitimatized
by Obama’s edicts rest assured more legal Americans will be edged out of work
and onto entitlement programs. Boehner and McConnell are aging fossils who were
very silent as Obama trampled on the Constitution in the past. They need to be
replaced with more youthful members of the conservative caucus who want to act
quickly to contain the President. Obama has drawn a proverbial line in the sand,
which he plans to cross, daring Congress to act against him. Lame duck
presidency will take on new meaning this January as the Republicans take
control of the Senate. The question is: Do they have the cojones to act or will
this be a replay of the Reid tenure? Most likely the former will occur, if not
the Republicans will find their majority will dwindle next election cycle.

Mark Davis MD, President
of Davis Writing Serviceswww.daviswritingservices.com
Author of the popular book, Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription for
Disaster. For interview requests: platomd@gmail.com

Monday, November 10, 2014

Who is the real Barack
Obama? Is he the person who takes his cues from a teleprompter or the one behind
the curtain of deception? Schizophrenia has come to the Oval Office. Americans
are not sure which President will greet them on a daily basis. The man who took
the Presidential Oath on January 20, 2009 no long inhabits the confines of the
White House. His elusive double has taken control leaving no doubt his best
interests do not favor ours. In his carefully crafted speeches President Obama’s
doppelganger projects divisiveness and anger to a nation bleeding from hate.
Conciliation and compromise are not elements embedded in his demagoguery.
Antithetically the President was elevated to his office based on the latter themes.
Transitional influences from 2009 onward affected this President’s demeanor and
performance. He became more detached from day to day management of the country
concentrating instead on personal pleasures. Shifting many responsibilities to
the shoulders of appointed minions it has been difficult to know who is in
charge of the American universe. Scandal plagued Administration aside an array
of challenges to his management style has the country questioning: Are we a
leaderless society? Corrupted by socialistic ideals in his more youthful years
his game plan plays to a sub-segment of society which excludes a vast majority
of Americans. Currently his mind betrays his inability to deal with reality.
After an election that repudiated his Administration the President verbally
attacked those who could bring an end to his reign. Nowhere in his recent
speech did he concede the electorate, through the Republican landslide, had rejected
his political agenda. As usual he blamed conservative media for the massive
Congressional changes ahead not his failed policies. This nation has come to
know two Obamas. One reflects a person who depends on mechanistic jargon to
coral the unsuspecting and the other a confrontational demagogue whose values
elude defining. Those trained in the art and science of psychoanalysis may see
shades of gray in the President’s personality I have not described. Yet the
central theme remains the same. America has a leader who doesn’t lead. A man
who believes he can individually coerce a nation to follow his trail without
dissent. In his fictitious World only his values and evaluations count. The
public be damned. As the new power structure takes hold in Congress their first
priority is a moral imperative, contain Barack Obama. Otherwise his alter ego
may consume more of America leaving only the remnants to his successor.

Mark Davis MD, President
of Davis Writing Services. www.daviswritingservices.comFor interviews and media requests please
contact the author at platomd@gmail.comDr. Davis is the author of the Demons of
Democracy and the very popular book Obamacare: Dead on Arrival, A Prescription
for Disaster.